{"id":8103,"date":"2012-07-02T12:23:15","date_gmt":"2012-07-02T12:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=8103"},"modified":"2012-07-02T12:23:15","modified_gmt":"2012-07-02T12:23:15","slug":"alan-isaac-hails-australias-decision-to-play-afghanistan-in-the-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=8103","title":{"rendered":"Alan Isaac hails Australia\u2019s decision to play Afghanistan in the UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dubai: <\/strong>ICC President Alan Isaac has welcomed the news that Australia will play its first-ever game against ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 qualifier Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next month.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Dublin where he will watch Afghanistan play Ireland,\u00a0 Mr Isaac said: \u201cThis fixture supports ICC\u2019s initiative to provide more opportunities for our top ranking Associate\/Affiliate Member (AM) teams to play against better opposition. It aligns perfectly with the ICC Strategic Plan to Build a bigger, better global game by developing more competitive teams at the highest level.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have already seen Pakistan play Afghanistan in Sharjah this year in a high quality match and we must commend Australia for creating this opportunity. It has always been willing to contribute to development by playing against AM nations as it recently showed when it played against Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurthermore, a Combined AM XI played a first-class fixture against England in Dubai, and Bangladesh will soon play against Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands during the Northern Hemisphere summer, while England will continue the rotation of playing Scotland and Ireland in alternate years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am optimistic that the implementation of the Future AM Tour Schedule (FATS) will lead to even more competitive fixtures between the Full Members and our AM nations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai: ICC President Alan Isaac has welcomed the news that Australia will play its first-ever game against ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 qualifier Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next month. 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